India

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy advised India’s Tata Steel Ltd. on a $1.5 billion bond sale on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, with the money going toward the refinancing of debt and for general corporate purposes. Singapore partner Naomi Ishikawa led the Milbank team advising Tata Steel. AZB & Partners Mumbai partners Shameek Chaudhuri and Varoon Chandra served as Indian counsel. WongPartnership partners Hui Choon Yuen and Tan Shao Tong advised on Singapore law, as Tata Steel issued the bonds through a Singapore-incorporated subsidiary. Linklaters Singapore partner Kevin Wong acted for joint bookrunners and lead managers Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd., Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Deutsche Bank AG, among others. Talwar Thakore & Associates Mumbai partner Rahul Gulati advised the banks on Indian law. [Read full story]